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AMBARISHA CHARITAM -1 (SRIMADBHAGAVATAM, CANTO -9, CHAPTER 4)

[The
English translation is largely based on that of the disciples of His
Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as given in the “Srimad
Bhagavatam” published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust]

नाभागोनभगापत्यंयंततंभ्रातरःकविम्।

यविष्ठंव्यभजन्दायंब्रह्मचारिणमागतम्॥१॥

Sukadeva Goswami said : The son of Nabhaga
named Naabhaaga lived for a long time at the place of his spiritual
master. Therefore, his brothers thought
that he was not going to become a grihasta and would not return. Consequently, without providing a share for
him, they divided the property of their father
among themselves. When Naabhaaga
returned from the place of his spiritual master, they gave him their father as
his share.

भ्रातरोऽभाङ्क्तकिंमह्यंभजामपितरंतव।

त्वांममार्यास्तताभाङ्क्षुर्मापुत्रकतदादृथाः॥२॥

Naabhaaga enquired, “ My dear brothers,
what have you given to me as my share of
our father’s property?” His brothers
answered, “We have kept our father as your share.” But when Naabhaaga went to his father and
said, “My dear father, my elder brothers have given you as my share of
property,” the father replied, “My dear son, do not rely upon their cheating
words, I am not your property.”

इमेअङ्गिरसःसत्रमासतेऽद्यसुमेधसः।

षष्ठंषष्ठमुपेत्याहःकवेमुह्यन्तिकर्मणि॥३॥

Naabhaaga’s father said: All the
descendants of Angiras are now going to perform a great sacrifice , but
although they are very intelligent, on every sixth day they will be bewildered
in performing sacrifice and will make mistakes in their daily duties.

तांस्त्वंशंसयसूक्तेद्वेवैश्वदेवेमहात्मनः।

तेस्वर्यन्तोधनंसत्रपरिशेषणमात्मनः॥४॥

दास्यन्तितेऽथतानर्छतथासकृतवान्यथा।

तस्मैदत्त्वाययुःस्वर्गंतेसत्रपरिशेषणम्॥५॥

Naabhaaga’s father continued: “ go to those great souls and describe two
Vedic hymns pertaining to Vaisvadeva.
When the great sages have completed the sacrifice and are going to the
heavenly planets, they will give you the remnants of the money they have
received from the sacrifice. Therefore,
go there immediately.” Thus Naabhaaga
acted exactly according to the advice of his father, and the great sages of the
Angira dynasty gave him all their wealth and then went to the heavenly planets/

तंकश्चित्स्वीकरिष्यन्तंपुरुषःकृष्णदर्शनः।

उवाचोत्तरतोऽभ्येत्यममेदंवास्तुकंवसु॥६॥

Thereafter, while Naabhaaga was
accepting the riches, a black-looking person from the North came to him and
said, “All the wealth from this sacrificial arena belongs to me.”

ममेदमृषिभिर्दत्तमितितर्हिस्ममानवः।

स्यान्नौतेपितरिप्रश्नःपृष्टवान्पितरंयथा॥७॥

Naabhaaga then said, “These riches belong
to me. The great saintly persons have
delivered them to me.” When Naabhaaga said this, the black-looking person
replied, “Let us go to your father and ask him to settle our
disagreement.” In accordance with this,
Naabhaaga inquired from his father.

यज्ञवास्तुगतंसर्वमुच्छिष्टमृषयःक्वचित्।

चक्रुर्हिभागंरुद्रायसदेवःसर्वमर्हति॥८॥

The father of Naabhaaga said: Whatever the
great sages sacrificed in the arena of the Daksha-Yajna, they offered to Lord
Siva as his share. Therefore ,
everything in the sacrificial arena certainly belongs to Lord Siva.

नाभागस्तंप्रणम्याहतवेशकिलवास्तुकम्।

इत्याहमेपिताब्रह्मञ्छिरसात्वांप्रसादये॥९॥

Thereupon, after offering obeisances to
Lord Siva, Naabhaaga said: O worshipable lord, everything in this arena of
sacrifice is yours. This is the
assertion of my father. Now, with great
respect, I bow my head before you, begging your mercy.

यद्तेपितावदद्धर्मंत्वंचसत्यंप्रभाषसे।

ददामितेमन्त्रदृशोज्ञानंब्रह्मसनातनम्॥१०॥

Lord Siva said: Whatever your father has
said is the truth, and you also are speaking the same truth. Therefore, I, who know the Vedic mantras,
shall explain transcendental knowledge to you.

गृहाणद्रविणंदत्तंमत्सत्रपरिशेषितम्।

इत्युक्त्वान्तर्हितोरुद्रोभगवान्धर्मवत्सलः॥११॥

Lord Siva said, “Now you may take all the
wealth remaining from the sacrifice, for I give it to you.” After saying this, Lord Siva, who is most
adherent to the religious principles, disappeared from that place.

यएतत्संस्मरेत्प्रातःसायंचसुसमाहितः।

कविर्भवतिमन्त्रज्ञोगतिंचैवतथात्मनः॥१२॥

If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and
evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in
understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization.

नाभागादम्बरीषोऽभून्महाभागवतःकृती।

नास्पृशद्ब्रह्मशापोऽपियंनप्रतिहतःक्वचित्॥१३॥

From Naabhaaga, Maharaja Ambarisha took birth. Maharaja Ambarisha was an exalted devotee,
celebrated for his great merits.
Although he was cursed by an infallible brahmana, the curse could not
touch him.

श्रीराजोवाच –

भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामिराजर्षेस्तस्यधीमतः।

नप्राभूद्यत्रनिर्मुक्तोब्रह्मदण्डोदुरत्ययः॥१४॥

King Parikshit enquired: O great
Personality, Maharaja Ambarisha was certainly most exalted and meritorious in
character. I wish to hear about him. How
surprising it is that the curse of a brahmana, which is insurmountable, could
not act upon him.

श्रीशुकउवाच–

अम्बरीषोमहाभागःसप्तद्वीपवतींमहीम्।

अव्ययांचश्रियंलब्ध्वाविभवंचातुलंभुवि॥१५॥

मेनेऽतिदुर्लभंपुंसांसर्वंतत्स्वप्नसंस्तुतम्।

विद्वान्विभवनिर्वाणंतमोविशतियत्पुमान्॥१६॥

Sukadeva Goswami said: Maharja Ambarisha, the most fortunate
personality, achieved the rule of the entire world, consisting of seven
islands, and achieved inexhaustible, unlimited opulence and prosperity on
earth. Although such a position is
rarely obtained, Maharaja Ambarisha did not care for it at all, for he
knew very well that all such opulence is
material. Like that which is imagined in a dream, such opulence will ultimately
be destroy. The King knew that any
nondevotee who attains such opulence merges increasingly into material nature’s
mode of darkness.

वासुदेवेभगवतितद्भक्तेषुचसाधुषु।

प्राप्तोभावंपरंविश्वंयेनेदंलोष्टवत्स्मृतम्॥१७॥

Maharaja Ambarisha was a great devotee of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, and of the saintly persons who
are the Lord’s devotees. Because of this
devotion, he thought of the entire universe as being as insignificant as a lump
of clay.

स वैमनःकृष्णपदारविन्दयो–

र्वचांसिवैकुण्ठगुणानुवर्णने।

करौहरेर्मन्दिरमार्जानादिषु

श्रुतिंचकाराच्युतसत्कथोदये॥१८॥

मुकुन्दलिङ्गालयदर्शनेदृशौ

तद्भृत्यगात्रस्पर्शेऽङ्गसङ्गम्।

घ्राणंचतत्पादसरोजसौरभे।

श्रीमत्तुलस्यारसनांतदर्पिते॥१९॥

पादौहरेःक्षेत्रपदानुसर्पणे

शिरोहृषीकेशपदाभिवन्दने।

कामंचदास्येनतुकामकाम्यया

यथोत्तमश्लोकजनाश्रयारतिः॥२०॥

Maharaja Ambarisha always engaged his mind
in meditating upon the lotus feet of Krishna, his words in describing the
glories of the Lord, his hands in cleansing the Lord’s temple, and his ears in
hearing the words spoken by Krishna or about Krishna. He engaged his eyes in seeing the Deity of
Krishna, Krishna’s temples and Krishna’s places like Mathura and Vrindavanam he
engaged is sense of touch in touching the bodies of the Lord’s devotees, he
engaged his sense of smell in smelling the fragrance if tulasi offered to the
Lord and he engaged his tongue in tasting the Lord’s prasada. He engaged legs in walking to the holy places
and temples of the Lord, his head in bowing down before the Lord, and all his
desires in serving the Lord, twenty-four hours a day. Indeed, Maharaja Ambarisha never desired
anything for his own sense gratification.
He engaged all his senses in devotional service, in various engagements
related to the Lord. This is the way to
increase attachment for the Lord and be completely free from all material
desires.

एवंसदाकर्मकलापमात्मनः

परेऽधियज्ञेभगवत्यधोक्षजे।

सर्वात्मभावंविदधन्महीमिमां

तन्निष्ठविप्राभिहितःशशासह॥२१॥

In performing his prescribed duties as
king, Maharaja Ambarisha always offered the results of his royal activities to
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, who is the enjoyer of everything
and is beyond the perception of material senses. He certainly took advice from brahmanas who
were faithful devotees of the Lord, and thus he ruled the planet earth without
difficulty.

ईजेऽश्वमेधैरधियज्ञमीश्वरं

महाविभूत्योपचिताङ्गदक्षिणैः।

ततैर्वसिष्ठासितगौतमादिभि–

र्धन्वन्यभिस्रोतमसौसरस्वतीम्॥२२॥

In desert countries where there flowed the
River Sarasvati, Maharaja Ambarisha performed great sacrifices like the
Aswamedha Yajna and thus satisfied the master of all yajnas, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Such sacrifices
were performed with great opulence and suitable paraphernalia and with
contributions of dakshina to the brahmanas, who were supervised by great
personalities like Vasishtha, Asita and Gautama, representing the king, the
performer of the sacrifices.

यस्यक्रतुषुगिर्वाणैःसदस्याऋत्विजोजनाः।

तुल्यरूपाश्चानिमिषाव्यदृश्यन्तसुवाससः॥२३॥

In the sacrifices arranged by Maharaja
Ambarisha, the members of the assembly and the priests [especially hota,
udgata, brahma and adhvaryu ] were gorgeously dressed, and they all looked
exactly like demigods. They eagerly saw
to the proper performance of the yajna.

स्वर्गोनप्रार्थितोयस्यमनुजैरमरप्रियः।

शृण्वद्भिरुपगायद्भिरुत्तमश्लोकचेष्टितम्॥२४॥

The citizens of the state of Maharaja Ambarisha were accustomed to
chanting and hearing about the glorious activities of the Personality of
Godhead. Thus they never aspired to be
elevated to the heavenly planets, which are extremely dear even to the
demigods.

संवर्धयन्तियत्कामाःस्वाराज्यपरिभाविताः।

दुर्लभानापिसिद्धानांमुकुन्दंहृदिपश्यतः॥२५॥

Those who are saturated with the transcendental happiness
of rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead are uninterested even
in the achievements of great mystics, for such achievements do not enhance the
transcendental bliss felt by a devotee who always thinks of Krishna within the
core of his heart.

सइत्थंभक्तियोगेनतपोयुक्तेनपार्थिवः।

स्वधर्मेणहरिंप्रीणन्सर्वान्कामान्शनैर्जहौ॥२६॥

The king of this planet, Maharaja
Ambarisha, thus performed devotional service to the Lord and in his endeavour
practiced severe austerity. Always
satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by his constitutional activities
, he gradually gave up all material desires.

गृहेषुदारेषुसुतेषुबन्धुषु

द्विपोत्तमस्यन्दनवाजिवस्तुषु।

अक्षय्यरत्नाभरणाम्बरादि–

ष्वनन्तकोशेष्वकरोदसन्मतिम्॥२७॥

Maharaja Ambarisha gave up all attachments
to household affairs, wives, children, friends and relatives, to the best of
powerful elephants, to beautiful chariots, carts, horses and inexhaustible
jewels, and to ornaments, garments and an inexhaustible treasury. He gave up attachment to all of them,
regarding them as temporary and material.

तस्माअदाद्धरिश्चक्रंप्रत्यनीकभयावहम्।

एकान्तभक्तिभावेनप्रीतोभक्ताभिरक्षणम्॥२८॥

Being very pleased by the unalloyed
devotion of Maharaja Ambarisha, the Supreme Personality of Godhead gave the
King His disc, which is fearful to enemies and which always protects the
devotee from enemies and adversities.

आरिराधयिषुःकृष्णंमहिष्यातुल्यशीलया।

युक्तःसांवत्सरंवीरोदधारद्वादशीव्रतम्॥२९॥

To worship Lord Krishna, Maharaja
Ambarisha, along with his queen, who was equally qualified, observed the vow of
Ekadasi and Dvadasi for one year.

व्रतान्तेकार्तिकेमासित्रिरात्रंसमुपोषितः।

स्नातःकदाचित्कालिन्द्यांहरिंमधुवनेऽर्चयत्॥३०॥

In the month of Kartika, after observing
that vow for one year, after observing a fast for three nights and after
bathing in the Yamuna, Maharaja Ambarisha worshiped the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Hari, in Madhuvana.

महाभिषेकविधिनासर्वोपस्करसम्पदा।

अभिषिच्याम्बराकल्पैर्गन्धमाल्यार्हणादिभिः॥३१॥

तद्गतान्तरभावेनपूजयामासकेशवम्।

ब्राह्मणांश्चमहाभागान्सिद्धार्थानपिभक्तित्॥३२॥

Following the regulative principles of
mahabhisheka, Maharaja Ambarisha performed the bathing ceremony for the Deity
of Lord Krishna with all paraphernalia, and then dressed the Deity with fine
clothing, ornaments, fragrant flower garlands and other paraphernalia for
worship of the Lord. With attention and devotion, he worshiped
Kishna and all the greatly fortunate brahmanas who were free from material
desires.

गवांरुक्मविषाणीनांरूप्याङ्घ्रीणांसुवाससाम्।

पयःशीलवयोरूपवत्सोपस्करसम्पदाम्॥३३॥

प्राहीणोत्साधुविप्रेभ्योगृहेषुन्यर्बुदानिषट्।

भोजयित्वाद्विजानग्रेस्वाद्वन्नंगुणवत्तमम्॥३४॥

लब्धकामैरनुज्ञातःपारणायोपचक्रमे।

तस्यतर्ह्यतिथिःसाक्षाद्दुर्वासाभगवानभूत्॥३५॥

Thereafter,
Maharaja Ambarisha satisfied all
the guests who arrived at his house, especially the brahmanas. He gave in charity sixty crores of cows whose
horns were covered with gold plate and whose hooves were covered with silver
plate. All the cows were well decorated
with garments and had full milk bags.
They were mild—natured, young and beautiful and were accompanied by their
calves. After giving these cows, the
King first sumptuously fed all the brahmanas, and when they were fully
satisfied , he was about to observe the end of Ekadasi, with their permission,
by breaking the fast. Exactly at that
time, however, Durvasa Muni, the great
and powerful mystic, appeared on the scene as an uninvited guest.

तमानर्चातिथिंभूपःप्रत्युत्थानासनार्हणैः।

ययाचेऽभ्यवहारायपादमूलमुपागतः॥३६॥

After standing up to receive Durvasa Muni,
King Ambarisha offered him a seat and paraphernalia of worship. Then, sitting at his feet, the King requested
the great sage to eat.

प्रतिनन्द्यसतांयाच्ञांकर्तुमावश्यकंगतः।

निममज्जबृहद्ध्यायन्कालिन्दीसलिलेशुभे॥३७।

Durvasa Muni gladly accepted the request of
Maharaja Ambarisha, but to perform the
regulative ritualistic ceremonies he went to the River Yamuna. There he dipped into the water of the
auspicious Yamuna and meditated upon the impersonal Brahman.

मुहूर्तार्धावशिष्टायांद्वादश्यांपारणंप्रति।

चिन्तयामासधर्मज्ञोद्विजैस्तद्धर्मसङ्कटे॥३८॥

In the meantime, only a muhurta of the
Dvadasi day was left on which to break the fast. Consequently, it was imperative that the fast
be broken immediately. In this critical situation,
the King consulted learned brahmanas.

ब्राह्मणातिक्रमेदोषोद्वाद्श्यांयदपारणे।

यत्कृत्वासाधुमेभूयादधर्मोवानमांस्पृशेत्॥३९॥

अम्भसाकेवलेनाथकरिष्येव्रतपारणम्।

आहुरब्भक्षणंविप्राह्यशितंनाशितंचतत्॥४०॥

The King said: “To transgress the laws of
respectful behaviour toward the brahmanas is certainly a great offense. On the other hand, if one does not observe
the breaking of the fast within the time of Dvadasi, there is a flaw in one’s
observance of the vow. Therefore, O
Brahmanas, if you think that it will be auspicious and not irreligious, I shall
break the fast by drinking water.” In
this way, after consulting with the brahmanas, the King reached this decision,
for according to brahminical opinion, drinking water may be accepted as eating
and also as not eating.

इत्यपःप्राश्यराजर्षिश्चिन्तयन्मनसाच्युतम्।

प्रत्याचष्टकुरुश्रेष्ठद्विजागमनमेवसः॥४१॥

O best of the Kuru dynasty , after he drank
some water, King Ambarisha, meditating
upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart, waited for the return
of the great mystic Durvasa Muni.

दुर्वासायमुनाकूलात्कृतावश्यकआगतः।

राज्ञाभिनन्दितस्तस्यबुबुधेचेष्टितंधिया॥४२॥

After executing the ritualistic ceremonies
to be performed at noon, Durvasa returned from the bank of the Yamuna. The King received him well, offering all
respects, but Durvasa Muni, by his mystic power, could understand that King
Ambarisha had drunk water without his permission.

मन्युनाप्रचलद्गात्रोभ्रुकुटीकुटिलाननः।

बुभुक्षितश्चसुतरांकृताञ्जलिमभाषत॥४३॥

Still hungry, Durvasa Muni, his body trembling, his face curved and his
eyebrows crooked in a frown, angrily spoke as follows to King Ambarisha, who
stood before him with folded hands.

अहोअस्यनृशंसस्यश्रियोन्मत्तस्यपश्यत।

धर्मव्यतिक्रमंविष्णोरभक्तस्येशमानिनः॥४४॥

Alas, just see the behaviour of
this cruel man! He is not a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Being proud of his material opulence and his
position, he considers himself God. .
Just see how he has transgressed the laws of religion (dharma).

योमामतिथिमायातमातिथ्येननिमन्त्र्यच।

अदत्त्वाभुक्तवांस्तस्यसद्यस्तेदर्शयेफलम्॥४५॥

Maharaja Ambarisha, You have invited me to
eat as a guest, but instead of feeding me, you yourself have eaten first. Because of your misbehaviour , I shall show
you something to punish you.

एवंब्रुवाणउत्कृत्यजटांरोषप्रदीपितः।

तयासनिर्ममेतस्मैकृत्यांकालानलोपमाम्॥४६॥

As Durvasa Muni said this, his face became
red with anger. Uprooting a bunch of hair from his head, he created a demon
resembling the blazing fire of devastation to punish Maharaja Ambarisha.

तामापतन्तींज्वलतीमसिहस्तांपदाभुवम्।

वेपयन्तींसमुद्वीक्ष्यनचचालपदान्नृपः॥४७॥

Taking a trident in his hand and making the surface of the earth
tremble with his footsteps, that blazing creature came before Maharaja
Ambarisha. But the King, upon seeing
him, was not at all disturbed and did not move even slightly from his position.

प्राग्दिष्टंभृत्यरक्षायांपुरुषेणमहात्मना।

ददाहकृत्यांतांचक्रंक्रुद्धाहिमिवपावकः॥४८॥

As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by
the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the
Sudarsana chakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the
Lord’s devotee.

तदभिद्रवदुद्वीक्ष्यस्वप्रयासंचनिष्फलम्।

दुर्वासादुद्रुवेभीतोदिक्षुप्राणपरीप्सया॥४९॥

Upon seeing that his own attempt had failed
and that the Sudarsana chakra was moving toward him, Durvasa Muni became very
frightened and began to run in all directions to save his life.

तमन्वधावद्भगवद्रथाङ्गं

दावाग्निरुद्धूतशिखोयथाहिम्।

तथानुषक्तंमुनिरीक्षमाणो

गुहांविविक्षुःप्रससारमेरोः॥५०॥

As the blazing flames of a forest fire
pursue a snake, the disc of the Supreme Personality of Godhead began following
Durvasa Muni. Durvasa Muni saw that the
disc was almost touching his back, and thus he ran very swiftly, desiring to
enter a cave of Sumeru Mountain.

दिशोनभःक्ष्मांविवरान्समुद्रान्

लोकान्सपालांस्त्रिदिवंगतःसः।

यतोयतोधावतितत्रतत्र

सुदर्शनंदुष्प्रसहंददर्श॥५१॥

Just to protect himself, Durvasa Muni fled everywhere,
in all directions- in the sky, on the surface of the earth, in caves, in the
ocean, on different planets of the rulers of the three worlds, and even on the
heavenly planets – but wherever he went he immediately saw following him the
unbearable fire of the Sudarsana chakra.

अलब्धनाथःससदाकुतश्चित्

संत्रस्तचित्तोऽरणमीक्षमाणः।

देवंविरिञ्चंसमगाद्विधात–

स्त्राह्यात्मयोनेऽजिततेजसोमाम्॥५२॥

With a fearful heart, Durvasa Muni went
here and there seeking shelter, but when he could find no shelter, he finally approached Lord Brahma and said “O
my Lord, O Lord Brahma, kindly protect
me from the blazing Sudarsana chakra sent by the supreme Personality of
Godhood.

स्थानंमदीयंसहविश्वमेतत्

क्रीडावसानेद्विपरार्धसंज्ञे।

भ्रूभङ्गमात्रेणहिसंदिधक्षोः

कालात्मनोयस्यतिरोभविष्यति॥५३॥

अहंभवोदक्षभृगुप्रधानाः

प्रजेशभूतेशसुरेशमुख्याः।

सर्वेवयंयन्नियमंप्रपन्ना

मूर्ध्न्यार्पितंलोकहितंवहामः॥५४॥

Lord Brahma said: At the end of the
dwi-parardha, when the pastimes of the Lord come to an end, Lord Vishnu, by a
flick of His eyebrows , vanquishes the entire universe, including our places of
residence. Such personalities as me and
Lord Siva, as well as Daksha, Bhrigu and similar great saints of whom they are
the head, and also the rulers of the living entities, the rulers of human
society and the rulers of the demigods –
all of us surrender to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vishnu, bowing
our heads, to carry out His orders for the benefit of all living entities.

प्रत्याख्यातोविरिञ्चेनविष्णुचक्रोपतापितः।

दुर्वासाःशरणंयातःशर्वंकैलासवासिनम्॥५५॥

When Durvasa, who was greatly afflicted by the
blazing fire of the Sudarsana chakra, was thus refused by Lord Brahma, he tried to take shelter of
Lord Siva, who always resides on his planet, known as Kailasa .

श्रीशङ्करउवाच–

वयंनतातप्रभवामभूम्नि

यस्मिन्परेऽन्येऽप्यजजीवकोशाः।

भवन्तिकालेनभवन्तिहीदृशाः

सहस्रशोयत्रवयंभ्रमामः॥५६॥

Lord Siva said: My dear son, I, Lord Brahma
and the other demigods, who rotate within this universe under the misconception
of our greatness, cannot exhibit any power to compete with the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, for innumerable universes and their inhabitants come into existence
and are annihilated by the simple direction of the Lord.

अहंसनत्कुमारश्चनारदोभगवानजः

कपिलोऽपान्तरतमोदेवलोघर्मआसुरिः॥५७॥

मरीचिप्रमुखाश्चान्येसिद्धेशाःपारदर्शनाः।

विदामनवयंसर्वेयन्मायांमाययावृताः॥५८॥

तस्यविश्वेश्वरस्येदंशस्त्रंदुर्विषहंहिनः।

तमेवशरणंयाहिहरिस्तेशंविधास्याति॥५९॥

Past, present and future are known to me
{Lord Siva], Sanatkumara, Narada, the most revered Lord Brahma, Kapila [the son
of Devahuti], Apantaratma [Lord Vyasadeva], Devala, Yamaraja, Asuri, Marichi,
and many saintly persons headed by him, as well as many others who have achieved
perfection. Nonetheless, because we are covered by the illusory energy of the
Lord, we cannot understand how expansive that illusory energy is. You should simply approach that Supreme
Personality of Godhood to get relief, of this Sudarsana chakra is
intolerable even to us. Go to Lord Vishnu. He will certainly be kind enough to bestow
all good fortune upon you.

ततोनिराशोदुर्वासाःपदंभगवतोययौ।

वैकुण्ठाख्यंयदध्यास्तेश्रीनिवासःश्रियासह॥६०॥

Thereafter, being disappointed even in
taking shelter of Lord siva , Durvasa Muni went to Vaikuntha Dhama, wherethe Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Narayana resides with His consort, the goddess of fortune.

संदह्यमानोऽजितशस्त्रवह्निना

तत्पादमूलेपतितःसवेपथुः।

आहाच्युतानन्तसदीप्सितप्रभो

कृतागसंमावहिविश्वभावन॥६१॥

Durvasa Muni, the great mystic, scorched by
the heat of the Sudarsana chakra, fell at the lotus feet of Narayana. His body trembling, he spoke as follows: O
infallible, unlimited Lord, protector of the entire Universe, You are the only
desirable objective for all devotees. I
am a great offender, my Lord. Please
give me protection.

अजानतातेपरमानुभावं

कृतंमयाघंभवतःप्रियाणाम्।

विधेहितस्यापचितिंविधात–

र्मुच्येतयन्नाम्न्युदितेनारकोऽपि॥६२॥

O my Lord, O Supreme controller, without knowledge of Your unlimited
prowess I have offended Your most dear devotee.
Very kindly save me from he reaction of this offense. You can do everything, for even if a person
is fit for going to hell, You can deliver him simply by awakening within his
heart the holy name of Your Lordship

श्रीभगवानुवाच–

अहंभक्तपराधीनोह्यस्वतन्त्रइवद्विज

साधुभिर्ग्रस्तहृदयोभक्तैर्भक्तजनप्रियः॥६३॥

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said to
the Brahmana: I am completely under the control of My devotees. Indeed, I am not at all independent. Because my devotees are completely devoid of
material desires, I sit only within the cores of their hearts. What to speak of
My devotee, even those who are devotees of My devotee are very dear to Me.

नाहमात्मानमाशासेमद्भक्तैःसाधुभिर्विना।

श्रियंचात्यन्तिकींब्रह्मन्येषांगतिरहंपरा॥६४॥

O best of the brahmanas, without saintly persons for whom I am the only
detination, I do not desire to enjoy My transcendental bliss and My supreme
opulences.

येदारागारपुत्राप्तप्राणान्वित्तमिमंपरम्।

हित्वामांशरणंयाताःकथंतांस्त्यक्तुमुत्सहे॥६५॥

Since pure devotees give up their homes, wives, children, relatives,
riches and even their lives simply to serve Me, without any desire for material
improvement in this life or in the next, how can I give up such devotees at any
time?

मयिनिर्बद्धहृदयाःसाधवःसमदर्शनाः।

वशेकुर्वन्तिमांभक्त्यासत्स्त्रियःसत्पतिंयथा॥६६॥

As chaste women bring their gentle husbands
under control by service, the pure devotees, who are equal to everyone and
completely attached to Me in the core of the heart, bring Me under their full
control.

मत्सेवयाप्रतीतंतेसालोक्यादिचतुष्टयम्।

नेच्छन्तिसेवयापूर्णाःकुतोऽन्यत्कालविप्लुतम्॥६७॥

My devotees, who are always satisfied to be
engaged in My loving service, are not interested even in the four principles of
liberation [salokya, sarupya, samipya and sarshti], although these are automatically
achieved by their service. What then is
to be said of such perishable happiness as elevation to the higher planetary systems?

साधवोहृदयंमह्यंसाधूनांहृदयंत्वहम्।

मदन्यत्तेनजानन्तिनाहंतेभ्योमनागपि॥६८॥

The pure devotee is always within the core
of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me,
and I do not know anyone else but them.

उपायंकथयिष्यामितवविप्रशृणुष्वतत्।

अयंह्यात्माभिचारस्तेयतस्तंयाहिमाचिरम्।

साधुषुप्रहितंतेजःप्रहर्तुःकुरुतेऽशिवम्॥६९॥

O brahmana, let Me now advise you for your
own protection. Please hear from
Me. By offending Maharaja Ambarisha, you
have acted with self-envy. Therefore you should go to him immediately, without
a moment’s delay. One’s so-called
prowess, when employed against the devotee, certainly harms he who employs it.
Thus it is the subject, not object, who is harmed.

तपोविद्याचविप्राणांनिःश्रेयसकरेउभे।

तेएवदुर्विनीतस्यकल्पतेकर्तुरन्यथा॥७०॥

For a brahmana, austerity and learning are certainly auspicious, but
when acquired by a person who is not gentle, such austerity and learning are
most dangerous.

ब्रह्मंस्तद्गच्छभद्रंतेनाभागतनयंनृपम्।

क्षमापयमहाभागंततःशन्तिर्भविष्यति॥७१॥

O best of brahmanas, you should therefore
go immediately to King Ambarisha, the son of Maharaja Naabhaaga. I wish you all good fortune. If you can satisfy Maharaja Ambarisha, then there
will be peace for you.